BST Solo Leveling Guide

(Work In Progress - yes, the header says BST. I meant this for /BST, but the / messes up the URL)

Solo /BST Camps aka No Jugs, No Problem

With the current state of Horizon, soloing on BST gravitates towards ①Call Beast and ②slaughter Easy Preys of your choice. If you're reading this, you probably know why:

• HorizonXI's Jug Pets are buffed vs. Classic FFXI
• The [XP curve] grants a lot more points for a wider range of EPs than it used to

With that in mind, what do you do if you don't have access to Jug Pets? Well here are some suggestions for aspiring /BST. This list will primarily focus on T/EM/DC vs. EP camps that I've done and can recommend on BST and /BST. It is by no means a be-all and end-all guide. YMMV.

※Max LVL Gap = Max LVL of Pet - Min LVL of Prey. As long as the prey still yields XP, the higher the better.

LVL	Pet	Max LVL Gap	Prey	Location	Notable Drops	Notes
14+	Dhalmels, Wasps, Grubs	13	Bees, Saplings, Yagudo, Goblins	Tahrongi Canyon	honey, beehive chips, seeds	lot of roaming, run a circuit to the Mea crag and back if needed when EPs turn TW start targeting Dhalmels
23+	Funguars	10	everything else	Pashhow Marshlands (G-7 / G-8)	honey, beehive chips, gil
28+	Big Bats, Leeches etc.	11	Worms, Bats	Korroloka Tunnel (E-9)	zinc ore? meh	Map 2 leading to E.Altepa exit when the worms start turning Too Weak, you can move camp to the Sea Monk (L32-35, charmable) room and do Fish/Manta vs. Seeker Bats
42+	Leeches, Funguar	15	Smithies, Furriers	The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah (J-10)	helms, gil	a bit roamy, may want to start pulling next target while your pet finishes off current
42+	Leeches, Flies	6(P)	Goblin Pets +α	The Sanctuary of Zi'Tah (H-8)	not much other than seals, but...	though this list is mainly focused on decent money camps, an exception can be made for this exceptionally good XP camp - can focus solely on gobbie pets, or have your pet fight bats while you solo pets, but either way, you can be lazy here and still hit 6K+/hr here without Dedication effect.
45+	Torama, Fish	12(P)	Gob Pets	La Theine Plateau (I-7)	Not much other than seals, but again...	another 3-pet camp, more aggro than Zi'Tah previously, but 6K+/hr possible w/o ring. often already occupied
46+	Crabs, Fish	15(P)	Beastmen, Bugards, 1 pet	Misareaux Coast (I-6)	used Gigas clothing, bugardry	snack on the Gigas's Leech while your pet is taking out other stuff
50+	Saplings, Lizards, Rumblers	6	Labyrinth Lizards	Crawlers' Nest	eggs, vendor fodder	not an extreme EP camp and the xp is bleh, but the drops can be pinata-like and worth it depending how much eggs are going for some or perhaps all of these are Horizon custom mobs
55+	Scorps	12	Cockatrice, Goblins, Leeches, EP Scorps	Labyrinth of Onzozo	cockatrice stuff, gil, blood, shells, claws
55+	Migrant Dobsonfly	17	Beastmen, bugards, 1 cluster	Misareaux Coast (G-7)	gil and stuff	custom HorizonXI mob bring hatchets, there's one logging point nearby you may run out of mobs, in which case work in 1 or 2 Flytraps further north also a couple beehive chip spawns to the east that are sometimes EP
60+	Helm Beetles	15	everything in the ring, except Frank	Crawlers' Nest	jaws, silk, shrooms	Rumblers can work as pets too, but almost no level diff. Might as well go to a diff camp at that point.
63+	Scorch Dhalmels	16	Anticans, Beetles, Scorps	Western Altepa Desert (D-11)	jaws, claws, shells, Antican used clothing	custom HorizonXI mob
70+	Moss Eaters	6	Spiders, Crabs	The Boyahda Tree (G-10)	webs, meat, shells	Moss Eaters max out at level 66. So why come here? And why wait til 70? A max lvl rabbit will beat any spider or crab solo w/o your help, so it's worth it to convert and keep them at 66. The 68 mandies are decent too, but get intimidated which can be annoying. But the real reason is Aquarius is often an easy camp for 30-40K gil per kill.
71+	Torama	22	Goblins, Mantas	Labyrinth of Onzozo	skins, ingots, armor pieces	Peg Powler, Narasimha, Mysticmaker drop nice gil if you can pop/catch them Treasure Chests are conveniently close compared to other zones Torama vs. Torama can be worthwhile as well, depending on the price of skins at 71, gobs and mantas no longer aggro you despite yielding XP
71+	Tracker Antlion	15	Tulwar Scorpions	Attohwa Chasm	claws, shells	west side supports 1 person only - the first scorp tends to repop by the time you've killed the last scorp
71+	Sulfur Scorpion	11	hecteyes, bombs	Ifrit's Cauldron	bomb arms/ash, Damp Hakutaku Eye	Map 7 H-11 level gap isn't as great as prior camps, but suicide bombs often make up for that, and Damp Hakutaku Eyes can go for 5 figures. Bomb Queen trigger items too, but those move really slow in bazaar
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Some additional notes:

• Re: Starting Level

Most of the starting levels listed are 1-3 levels below the max level of the main pet you'll want in that area. Yes, this means you can and should be charming Ts if that's what is available, rather than spending time trying to convert to EM (no Leave anyway until 70). With Horizon's Rebase, this is harder now. Mobs are noticeably (and imo rightfully) more difficult to charm. If you have standard Charm equipment and are prepared for the occasional mischarm, this shouldn't be a big problem. You can play to your job's strengths. On NIN or THF, maybe that's your shadows and/or evasion. On BLM or RDM, maybe you can cast Sleep on your target as your pet is about to die/uncharm. On WHM, maybe you're cure bombing yourself while you wait for Charm cooldown (with RR up ofc) Maybe you'll have to decide between keeping TP or sacrificing it to Charm with Light/Apollo's staff, etc.

• Re: Level Gap

The greater the difference between your pet and your prey, the better. So most of the info here highlights spots with pets that greatly overpower the local prey. Because of the current [XP distribution curve] and its increased weight on EP point value, you will get about the same or more XP compared to doing EM vs. EM/T. And you'll get more drops as well, thanks to killing a larger number of targets in the same amount of time. I've heard that EM vs. DC/high EP is the sweet spot, but this has not been the case for either XP or drops in my experience.

• Re: Drops vs. XP

The listed camps have a greater focus on drops in general, since the difference between 2k vs. 4k/hr is not so significant in my opinion. If you were really interested in XP, you'd just start/join a burn party to churn 10K/hr+. Better to think of soloing as farming with a bit of XP on the side. For that reason, I tend to pass on targets/camps with bad drops, even if the level gap is good.